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THE HESPERIAN
At present Mr. "Wonvor is in 'the Senior
year law school and expects to begin the
practice of his chosen profession immediately
Upon graduation. He lias always boon
potent in college politics, being associated
"With the Johnston boys as a rule. "With
them lie secured a chapter of the Delta Tau
elta fraternity. Hewasmanager of the Uni
versity foot-ball team in 1893, acted a prom
inent part in the Latin play at the Quarter
fCeritennial celebration, and lias given numor
'ous political speeches over the state. Last
SSeptembr he delivered tlie address 'before
Baker lias, -without -doubt, made greater im
provements in the art of public speech tli an
any other student in tlie State University.
When tlie "writer first knew him four years
ago lie -was awkward in gesture and illogical
in matter. Today he has a good stage
presence and invariably impresses his audi
ence Avith the caroful painstaking manner in
"which lie arranges and presents liis subject
matter.
(R. $. "Baker was !born in Johnson county,
Missouri, in 1S7?, and at the present time
livc -on a stock ranch in Frontier comity,
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R. 5. HAKCR.
itihe IBionuer association nt tlie Nebraska
state tfair and lhad itihe distinguished Ihonor of
seeing the adflross pi luted in full in tlhe
'Omaha Bee. Mr. Weaver 1b president of
tiho Lincoln Chapter of the legal fraternity,
Phi elta Phi.
'R. S. 'Baker.
'Iftnny -olio of tlie tfhrco Ne'braslca irqpro
sen'tuftves Messrs. Woavor,, '(ftuaintnnco -or
Newbrnuch should 'bo uiiirtu'le "to 'debate,
Mr. IR. S. (Baker 'who "was awarded fourlih
ipMacCwlll 'be an excellent substitute. Mr.
Nebraska. !H e secured Uils oarly ofluriution
in 'the public Btihools, and "graduating ifrora
tlifaOupLiH high sclic'jl in Juno, TS9I. M
'fliecommoncomont exorcises Mr. T2akor had
'tiho honor of giving the valedictory address.
In a 891 he entered the University of No
bmislca and will receive the degree A. 53. sin
itho (Philosophical course in 1"S97. In USD
the -western division of the Nebraska1. A.
It. recognized his talents by choosing him to
respond to tiho Bontiment, "The attitude eff
the young men towurds tlio'G. A. H." Mr.
Bukor is an active uud influential worker in
